St. Philip’s Evangelical Lutheran Church GSI planting

In partnership with St. Philip’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Blue Water Baltimore has installed a new bioretention system on the church lawn. Designed in the shape of a fish, this unique bioretention area will capture and treat more than 1,500 gallons of stormwater runoff from the church roof and surrounding property. Altogether, the system manages runoff from nearly 5,000 square feet of drainage area, including 1,380 square feet of impervious surface. We need volunteers to help us install 300 native plants and pollinator friendly species that will help absorb stormwater and transform the new bioretention area into a thriving landscape!